Combined hay and stock rack.



No. 722,054. PATENTED MAR. 3, .1903. J. G. SUTTON. COMBINED HAY AND STOCK RACK.

APPLICATION PILBDJULY 19. 1902.

no MODEL.

Ninth STATES ATENT OFFICE.

JOHN G. SUTTON, OF PONTIAC, MICHIGAN.

COMBINED HAY AND STOCK RACK.

SFECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 722,054, dated March 3, 1903.

Application filed July 19. 1902. $eria1No. 116,239. (No model.)

To all, 1071,0177, 2126 may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN G. SUTTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pontiac, county of Oakland, and State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Hay and Stock Racks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in hay and stock racks, and has for its object to provide an apparatus whereby an ordinary farm wagon may be converted in a very short space of time into either a stock-rack or a hay-rack.

With this end in View this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, the construction and operation will now be described in detail, referring to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is an end elevation of a Wagonbody, showing my attachment applied thereto so as to convert it into a hay-rack, one side of the wagon-body being in section; Fig. 2, a similar View to Fig. 1, showing the wagonbody converted into a stock-rack; Fig. 3, a perspective view of the socket attachment.

A is an ordinary wagon-box.

B represents standards secured to the bottom of the wagon-box at B and extending upward upon the inside of the sides, to which the standards may also be secured. The standards B, above the sides of the wagonbox, are formed with the outwardly-extending portion 0, to the upper side of which are formed the two sockets D and E.

F is an extension extending down ward from the extension 0 upon the outside of the sides of the wagon-box, and upon the lower end of the extension F is formed a socket G.

H represents the racks, which are composed of the posts I, preferably two or more in number,'which are joined together by the crossstrips J. There will be one of the standards 13 for each of the posts I.

When it is desired to convert the wagon into a hay-rack, the ends of the posts I are first inserted through the socket D and then into the socket E. The lower ends of the posts I are cut away at the point I, and the socket E is just of sufficient size to allow this reduced end of the post to enter, and thus the post is prevented from slipping entirely through the socket E. Of course while I have shown this manner of preventing the posts from slipping entirely through the sockets it is obvious that other means could be employed, such as a lip being formed with a socket to limit the insertion of the post or any other manner desired. After the posts are in position a pin is passed through the holes E, provided through the sides of the socket E, and also through the hole 1 provided through the ends of the posts I, thus holding the rack in position.

When it is desired to form a stock-rack, the posts I are first passed downward through an opening K, formed through the outwardlyextending portion O of the standard B, and into the socket G. This socket G is similar to the socket E and fits the reduced portion 1 of the post I; but, as before described in connection with the socket E, other means could be employed for limiting the insertion of the posts in the sockets G, and after the posts are in position a pin is passed through the holes G, formed through the sides of the socket G, and through the hole I in the end of the post.

The advantage of my invention is that by the use of the same a farmer is enabled to dispense with one extra farm-wagon, as with my invention this apparatus may be adjusted to convert one wagon into either a stock or hay rack, either of which is just as stable and durable as a rack built especially for such a purpose, and another advantage of my invention is that no extra appliances are required in adjusting it from either a hay or stock rack and that the sides can be adjusted independently.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction here shown, as slight modifications could be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described myinvention, what I claim as new and useful is- 1. In a device of the character described, standards adapted to be secured to the box of a wagon-body, an outwardly-extending portion formed with the standards, sockets formed upon the upper side of said outwardlyextending portion, a depending portion depending from the outwardly-extending portion upon the outside of the wagon-box, a socket secured to the lower end of this depending portion, the outwardly-extending portion provided with an opening directly above the last-named socket, racks composed of posts joined together by cross-strips, cut away portions formed upon the lower end of the posts, said posts adapted to be inserted either through the horizontal sockets for a hay-rack, or through the vertical sockets for a stock-rack, as and for the purpose specified.

2. In combination with a wagon-box, a standard secured at the lower end to the bottom of the wagon-box, a vertical portion extending upward upon the inside of the sides of the box, an outwardly-extending portion extending outward over the sides and beyond the same, a socket 1) formed upon the outer end of the outwardly-extending portion, a

socket E formed upon the inner end, said.

socket being smaller than the socket D, a downwardly-depending portion, a socket G formed upon the lower end of this depending portion, an outwardly-extending portion provided with an opening K, racks composed of posts joined together by cross-strips, said posts adapted to be inserted through the sockets D and fit into the sockets E when forming a hay-rack, or pass'through the opening K and fit into the sockets G when forming a stock-rack, means for limiting the insertion of the posts in the sockets E and G, substantially as described and for the purpose specified.

3. In an apparatus of the character described, standards consisting of an outwardlyextending portion formed with the standards, sockets formed upon the upper side of said outwardly-extending portion, a depending portion depending from the outwardly extending portion, a socket secured to the lower end of this depending portion, the outwardly-extending portion provided with an opening directly above the first-named socket, as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN G. SUTTON.

Witnesses:

BERTHA E. SAFFORD, H. M. ZIMMERMANN. 

